European Society for Evolutionary Biology

Excited to launch the first call for proposals focusing on policy and/or societal impact of evolutionary biology research. Activities might include: ✅ local meetings on policy and/or societal impact ✅ actions to influence policy 💰€500-2K available Read more here and apply: shorturl.at/ixlby

👏 @bb-phd.bsky.social was successful in applying for an @eseb.bsky.social #outreach initiative fund for "Darwin would probably hate this": a podcast to make complex evolutionary ideas accessible and fun for a broad audience using storytelling, comedy, music and art 🎙️ eseb.org/prizes-fundi...

Nestled in Vila do Conde, Quinta do Crasto offers a unique environment where biodiversity research and collaboration come together. 🌱 @strivestn.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social

Meet our keynote speaker, Joana Meier. Her presentation, The role of chromosomal rearrangements in speciation, will examine how structural genomic variation influences species diversification. @eseb.bsky.social @strivestn.bsky.social

This week we and our society journal @jevbio.bsky.social are proudly sponsoring #ExE2026 @uniexecec.bsky.social 😁 A very friendly meeting that is “just right” in size! Thank you for having us at the inaugural event!!

For those interested in more sustainable (evolution) conferencing options like #NOFLYSMBE, consider the next @eseb.bsky.social meeting #eseb2027 which is a 4 city hub meeting aimed at allowing #nofly participation eseb2027.org #smbe2026 #Istanbul #London #Munich #Gothenburg

Looking forward to the first meeting of our special topic network (STN by @eseb.bsky.social ) in Portugal next week!! #Evolution #StructuralVariants

Meet our keynote speaker, Mark Kirkpatrick. His presentation, Chromosome inversions as pre- and postzygotic isolating mechanisms, will explore the genetic basis of reproductive isolation and speciation. @strivestn.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social

Excited to launch the first call for proposals focusing on policy and/or societal impact of evolutionary biology research. Activities might include: ✅ local meetings on policy and/or societal impact ✅ actions to influence policy 💰€500-2K available Read more here and apply: shorturl.at/ixlby

📣 Two weeks into hosting @evoldir.bsky.social and all is well! 📥 Original subscribers please check your inboxes and complete the opt-in process if you have not already done so 📆 EvolDir updates are temporarily being emailed twice weekly. Daily updates will resume ASAP! Thanks to all 🙏

📣 Two weeks into hosting @evoldir.bsky.social and all is well! 📥 Original subscribers please check your inboxes and complete the opt-in process if you have not already done so 📆 EvolDir updates are temporarily being emailed twice weekly. Daily updates will resume ASAP! Thanks to all 🙏

Safe to say that we are very excited about this here at ESEB! Huge thanks to Brian Golding for entrusting us with the fantastic service that you have created and curated for the years! Follow @evoldir.bsky.social

📣 The ESEB Equal Opportunities Committee invites proposals for activities that increase awareness of inequalities and improve representation and equal opportunities within evolutionary biology 💰€1K grants available 👥 All ESEB members eligible to apply 🌐 Find out more: shorturl.at/7GEAo

Looking forward to kicking off the seminar series of our special topic network on structural variants #SV in evolutionary biology. @eseb.bsky.social Join us in listening to Pr. Rieseberg on April 29

(13) also joining @eseb.bsky.social wild animal microbiome evolution network, with great discussions. Looking forward to Exeter ecoxevo conference in Cornwall where we organize a workshop! sites.exeter.ac.uk/exe/

Now accepting nominations for the ESEB Underrepresented ECR Achievement Award! ⭐ Highlight the achievements of underrepresented ECRs 💰2 x €2000 awards available 🗓️ Deadline 1st JULY 2026 shorturl.at/YxepB

🧬We are launching STRiVE, a @eseb.bsky.social Special Topic Network on the evolutionary role of structural genomic variation. 🗓️Std: 29/04: Online seminar w/ L. Rieseberg 8-10/07: Kick-off in Porto Join us: structuralvariantsstn.github.io #Evolution #Genomics #StructuralVariants #Biology #PopGen

Join us for a seminar by Dr. Petri Kemppainen (University of Helsinki, Finland) about 'Linkage disequilibrium scaling improves robustness and power to detect genomic regions under selection' on 26th Feb, 2026, 3 pm CET. Zoom link can be found here: polygenic-adaptation-network.org/seminars/

Very excited for the upcoming seminars of the of the Internal Conflicts and Organismal Adaptation STN @eseb.bsky.social! Featuring @manishamuna.bsky.social, @mobilepurin.bsky.social, @joealcock.bsky.social, @asherleeks.bsky.social Join the email list here: internalconflictsstn.wordpress.com

CALL FOR PAPERS 📣 Special Issue: #GenomeArchitecture and #Evolution, organised by @eseb.bsky.social STN "STRiVE": Find out more here: tinyurl.com/2uza525c @ruifaria.bsky.social @kaybiodiversity.bsky.social @clairemerot.bsky.social @petrnguyen.bsky.social @aruizherrera.bsky.social

📣Deadline approaching - Monday 19th January! Would you like to support JEB and the evolution community? Our society journal is seeking new editors! Apply now: jevbio.net/call-for-edi...

Thanks to @eseb.bsky.social for funding our proposal for a Special Topic Network on Polygenic Adaptation. Watch out for workshops/seminars and more activities. The STN runs for several years, so we hope this innitiative can sustain the network of oldies and new members of the polygenic community!

Are you a #PhD student in #EvolutionaryBiology? Don’t miss the opportunity to join this year’s #EMPSEB — a conference organized by PhD students, for PhD students! 🗓️ Submit your abstract before February 1st. 👉 empsebconf.github.io #EMPSEB31 #conference #EvoBio @eseb.bsky.social

🔔 Reminder If you’re planning to apply for the ESEB Conference Travel Award 2026 or the Congress Attendance Aid (CAA) Grant from @eseb.bsky.social to attend EMPSEB31, don’t forget: 📄 Abstract submission deadline: 15 January 2026

Apply! And please take note of the guidance we wrote as a committee-- eseb.org/wp-content/u... We really tried hard to take the mystery out of the evaluation process, and spell out explicitly what we look for in a GHMA proposal.

Every year #ESEB distinguishes a young evolutionary biologist with the John Maynard Smith Prize! 📣Nominations for the 2026 prize are due by January 15th!📣 Find out more here: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...

📣CALL FOR APPLICATIONS!! 📣 The next deadline for the #GodfreyHewitt mobility award is 31st January 2026. Open to ECRS in support of research trips or lab visits. For more information, eligibility and how to apply: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...

The Congress Attendance Aid (CAA) Grant is offered by ESEB to promote equal participation, diversity, and accessibility @empseb31.bsky.social June 2025, Oberwiesenthal, Germany For more information and to apply click here: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...

our #society journal @jevbio.bsky.social is looking for new editorial board members!

When resources are scarce, do you cooperate… or take the shortcut? 🕷️ Social spiders and insects face that choice every day. 👀 Excited to have Prof. Mariella Herberstein join us at EMPSEB31 to share her work on the complex social lives of arachnids and insects. #EMPSEB31 #EvoBio #PhDLife

🎙️ Announcing our second keynote for EMPSEB31! Dr. Jonathan Henshaw (University of Freiburg) explores sexual selection, mating systems, parental care, and fertilization strategies using analytical + simulation models. 📅 8–12 June 2026 📍 Oberwiesenthal, Germany #EMPSEB31 #EvoBio #PhDLife #Mating

Attention ECRs! Apply now for a Conference Travel Award from @eseb.bsky.social to attend @empseb31.bsky.social OR the upcoming @evolmtg.bsky.social in Cleveland 2026 📣 DEADLINE: 30th January 2026 eseb.org/prizes-fundi...

Open call for both thematic sessions and workshops for the Nordic OIKOS-GfÖ conference next year! Join us in Denmark from 14-17th September 2026. #Ecology #NSO2026 #gfoe2026 #Evolution

NEW DEADLINE - Global Evolutionary Biology Initiative 📣 🌍MARCH 1st 2026🌍 GEBI provides financial, organisational & strategic support to foster growth of local evolutionary biology communities in various parts of the world. eseb.org/prizes-fundi...

Please apply for this, and/or encourage your mentees and peers to do so!

APPLICATIONS welcomed for the ESEB #Outreach Initiative Fund for educational initiatives that promote #evolution, public outreach seminars, public exhibitions, workshops, etc. Up to €4K available per project. eseb.org/prizes-fundi...

For a while (many years!) back, @eseb.bsky.social gave us €€€ to form a Special Topic Network. Formally, the network no longer exists, but informally for sure AND we can now pick the fruits of our labours! Here is one and the next post shows another... Thank you ESEB! 🙏

📣CALL FOR APPLICATIONS!! The next deadline for the #GodfreyHewitt mobility award is 31st January 2026. Open to ECRS in support of research trips or lab visits. For more information, eligibility and how to apply: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...

Every year #ESEB distinguishes a young evolutionary biologist with the John Maynard Smith Prize! Nominations for the 2026 prize are due by January 15th! Find out more here: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...

Have you recently read about a particular field in depth? Perhaps you have just finished your PhD thesis? @jevbio.bsky.social is seeking Review Articles! Find out more about Reviews and Target Reviews at JEB here: academic.oup.com/jeb/pages/re...

Phenotypic divergence among European populations was assayed in 173 isofemale lines, spearheaded by Esra Durmaz Mitchell and Thomas Flatt, we show that populations differed markedly in multivariate trait structure @evolletters.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social academic.oup.com/evlett/artic... (5/7)

🚨 Reminder! The deadline to submit for #EvoKE25 is September 25th 🗓️ Don’t miss the chance to be part of this! 👉 More info & dates: evokeproject.org/important-da... @eseb.bsky.social @evolletters.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @natecoevo.nature.com @jevbio.bsky.social

✨ Huge thanks to @eseb2025.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social for an inspiring week of science in #Barcelona! Grateful for the chance to connect with old friends and new colleagues: what a community 🌍 Already looking forward to the next #ESEB in 2027! 🙌 #ESEB2025 @academic-chatter.bsky.social

I could not agree more. As Mike Ritchie said in his #ESEB presidential address: learned societies have never been more important than now! @eseb.bsky.social

A special thanks 💗 to @jevbio.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social for supporting our attendance and in-person gatherings 🤝, and the Equal Opportunity Initiative @annecharmantier.bsky.social for all their efforts to disseminate and increase #diversity, #inclusivity and #equity in science 🌈

Getting ready for another semester of seminars for the @eseb.bsky.social STN Internal Conflicts and Organismal Adaptation. First seminar on September 19 internalconflictsstn.wordpress.com/seminars/

This is a big innovation for #eseb2027 not without it's challenges (time zones, currencies, technical delays...) but with potentially HUGE savings in terms of carbon footprint. So well done @eseb.bsky.social, let's embrace the experiment and make the hub concept a success! #eseb2025